Walking through an airport terminal these days, it is hard not to notice how much of the journey now depends on being connected before the aircraft even leaves the gate. People board with phones already loaded, laptops half-open, expecting the same internet they had in the lounge or at home.

With inflight WiFi now a must-have for many airline passengers, American Airlines will sign on to Starlink,

American Airlines said it will install SpaceX's Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi on more than 500 of its airplanes.